Warner Bros Studio Tour
We think the Warner Brothers Studio Tour is the best genuine studio tour you can do in LA. There are no roller-coasters or 3D screens, just the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes at a genuine working movie studio. There’s loads to see but we … Continue readingWarner Bros Studio Tour
City Hall, Stockholm
Visiting a city hall might not be the most obvious attraction to see when you’re on holiday, but it’s from the tower on this imposing building on the waters edge that you get a terrific view of Stockholm. Aside from … Continue readingCity Hall, Stockholm
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Shakespeare’s Globe is a recreation of the theatre that became synonymous with Shakespeare’s plays. It was built only after a huge fund raising drive with many top British actors involved. They wanted Shakespeare’s plays to be performed in the kind … Continue readingShakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Royal Yacht Britannia
The Royal Yacht Britannia was Queen Elizabeth II’s beloved yacht which she had to part with in a cost cutting measure in 1997. It’s now a floating tourist attraction so you can see how the Queen and her family used … Continue readingRoyal Yacht Britannia
Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey is the ancestral home of the poet Lord Byron and it’s an attraction you cannot miss if you’re coming to Nottinghamshire. The house and gardens are beautiful and to this day the house retains its medieval character. There’s … Continue readingNewstead Abbey
Zizkov TV Tower
The Zizkov TV Tower is such a contrast to the historic parts of Prague that it has to be seen to be believed. It reminds you more of a soviet missile than a TV tower and the artwork sculptures of … Continue readingZizkov TV Tower
Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle is the former home of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who had a steamy love affair with Queen Elizabeth 1st. The Queen visited the castle a number of times, but most notably in 1575 when Dudley created a … Continue readingKenilworth Castle
Lover’s Lake, Bruges
This lake is also known as Minnewater and you’ll find it on the southern edge of Bruges within the park of the same name. The lake itself and the buildings and park surrounding it are so picturesque, that you can see where the name … Continue readingLover’s Lake, Bruges
Wales Millennium Centre
Essentially, the Wales Millennium Centre is cross between a theatre and a community centre, but it’s the architecture that’s the most striking thing about it. Its huge frontage is dominated by a poem written in English and Welsh and the … Continue readingWales Millennium Centre
Bath Assembly Rooms
The Assembly Rooms were the centre of society life in Georgian times in Bath and they’re still just as resplendent today. You’ll be wowed by the rooms when you enter as they’re large, colourful and jam-packed with historic features. The chandeliers in particular … Continue readingBath Assembly Rooms